https://www.blackweightlosssuccess.com/the-benefits-of-chia-seeds/ The Official Blog of the Black Women Losing Weight Community. Tips, articles and weight loss resources for African American Women. Sun, 22 Sep 2013 19:56:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://www.blackweightlosssuccess.com/the-benefits-of-chia-seeds/#comment-109824 Sat, 21 Sep 2013 01:30:23 +0000 http://www.blackweightlosssuccess.com/?p=5264#comment-109824 I use Chia seeds in my smoothies; however, sometimes I just eat them. I usually grind them with a coffee grinder but when my grinder went out I placed about a tablespoon of chia seeds in 3 tablespoons of water let it sit for a few minutes (they became very soft) put them in the blender with all my other ingridents. I was not aware of the health benefits-like with high blood pressure. I lost 10 pounds a was taken of of my medications I thought it was just that but now I am thinking it is a combination of the weight loss and the Chia seeds….

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